Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Description:
“Loss and betrayal have caused Heather Phillips to give up on love.
She’s thrown herself into running The Lonely Loon, her Bed and Breakfast
located on the boardwalk of Ocean City, Maryland. The 'off season' in this
tourist town is usually a time of rest and reflection for her; however, DB
Atwell, a famous author, arrives at The Loon for the winter to finish his
long-overdue novel. Daniel, too, has faced grief, and tragedy continues to
haunt him. Once Heather and Daniel meet, their lives will never be the same.”
Author:
“USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR DONNA FASANO is a three-time winner of
the HOLT Medallion, a CataRomance Reviewers Choice Award winner for Best Single
Title, a Desert Rose Golden Quill Award finalist, a Golden Heart finalist, and
a two-time winner of Best Romance of the Year given by BigAl's Books & Pals
Review Blog. Her books have sold 4 million copies worldwide and have been
published in two dozen languages. Her novels have made the Kindle Top 100 Paid
List numerous times, climbing as high as #5.”
Learn more about Ms. Fasano at her website, In All Directions, and
feel free to follow her on Facebook.
Appraisal:
You can always count on Ms. Fasano to write about a topic that many
women struggle with and do it with finesse. Her characters are also always
strong but flawed. How she is able to shine a light on these flaws and allow us
to follow their journey to completeness or happiness as they gain insight to
tackle their problems head on is one of Ms. Fasano’s greatest strengths.
In this second book of Ms. Fasano’s Ocean City Boardwalk series we
meet Heather Phillips, the owner and operator of The Lonely Loon Bed and
Breakfast. She seems to have her life on track after suffering through a
devastating break-up with a fiancé years ago over a decision she made for her
own wellbeing. She’s now happy, prosperous, and has good friends she can count
on. Her life would be almost perfect if it wasn’t for this cranky author, DB
Atwell, who has rented the entire Bed and Breakfast for the whole winter so he
can have peace and quiet to finish his next best seller. Heather has been
walking on egg shells for over a month now and the quiet is driving her nuts.
Heather is a social person who loves getting to know her guests, which is one
reason her B&B is such a success, and it is Christmas Eve.
It turns out Daniel is dealing with more than his next novel and he is
hiding from the paparazzi. I love the way Ms. Fasano is able to unfold her
characters through realistic dialogue, it gives the reader a genuine sense of
who they are. Daniel’s story is heartbreaking and gut-wrenching as he tries to
navigate international politics while trying keep his sanity. When Heather
begins to learn his story a compassion is awakened in her that she thought she
had safely buried and she is forced to confront her past decision in a way she
never imagined. I was able to feel her emotional turmoil as if it was my own.
The plot moves at a steady pace, but never too slowly, because there
is a lot going on. We also get to revisit and learn more about people and
events from her earlier works in this series. While it is not necessary to have
read the first book of this series, Following
His Heart or the related novella, An
Almost Perfect Christmas to enjoy these parts of this story, I have to say
that you are missing out on a couple of gems if you haven’t read them. Now I am
anxious to learn more about Cathy!
I found Two Hearts in Winter
a unique, captivating, emotional tale that will keep you thoroughly enthralled
until the very end. Don’t miss this one, it will make your heart smile.
Buy now
from: Amazon US Amazon UK
FYI:
Two
Hearts in Winter is Book 2 in the Ocean City Boardwalk series.
This book can be read as a standalone story, as is true with other series books
by Ms. Fasano.
Original review posted April 15, 2016
Format/Typo
Issues:
I found exceptional proofing and editing.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 40-45,000 words
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